Great Wall Steed
Registered from 2012 to 2017.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2013 2.0 diesel. 175 of 560 tests failed, 31%.
Better than 0% of 2013 cars. The typical one fails 19%, across 828 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Brakes | 59% | 104 |
| Lights and electrics | 54% | 94 |
| Body and structure | 39% | 68 |
| Suspension | 38% | 66 |
| Visibility | 18% | 31 |
| Tyres and wheels | 13% | 22 |
The defects inspectors cite
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement
- Parking brake inoperative on one side
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
Where it stands out against its peers
- Brakes: failed more often than 99% of 2013 cars — 59% of its 175 failed tests, where an ordinary 2013 car has 25%.
- Lights and electrics: failed more often than 96% of 2013 cars — 54% of its 175 failed tests, where an ordinary 2013 car has 28%.
- Body and structure: failed more often than 96% of 2013 cars — 39% of its 175 failed tests, where an ordinary 2013 car has 8%.
Same model year only, at least 30 peer cars, zeros included. Every car has a worst part; this shows which, and how far from ordinary it is. A high share means more to check, not a verdict.
NHTSA's investigations are American; no European regulator publishes an equivalent record, so this section has nothing to draw on for a European car. There is no European equivalent of the service-bulletin register either.
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Brakes — 59% of its failures
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement
- Parking brake inoperative on one side
- Suspension — 38% of its failures
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- Tyres and wheels — 13% of its failures
- Lights and electrics — 54% of its failures
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- Body and structure — 39% of its failures
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Visibility — 18% of its failures
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
When it starts failing
At 100–120k miles this one fails 29% of its inspections, against the 24% an ordinary car of the same age fails.
| Odometer | Failure rate | Rate | Its age | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20–40k miles | 17% | 12% | 30 | |
| 40–60k miles | 27% | 16% | 99 | |
| 60–80k miles | 33% | 20% | 167 | |
| 80–100k miles | 37% | 22% | 152 | |
| 100–120k miles | 29% | 24% | 65 |
513 British inspections, grouped by the odometer reading recorded at the test.
Half of these have more than 60k miles on them. That is how far people drive this car, not how long it lasts.